Taking Candle Wax Off Carpet

It s important to remove candle wax from your carpet as soon as you notice it.

Taking candle wax off carpet.

Allow the wax to freeze. Fill a waterproof plastic bag with ice and lay it on top of the wax stain. Remove the candle wax using a dull table knife. The longer you wait.

I don t know who came up with this idea but they are a genius. Scrape off the wax. Use a dull knife or a blunt object for scraping. Anon13456 may 27 2008.

Let it set for a few minutes. You should start to see the wax gradually come out of the carpet fibers. How to get candle wax out of carpet. Step 1 scrape off the dry and hardened candle wax.

The carpet is off white and the candle wax was pink. Get the stain as cold as possible. Get out the iron. Ice packs a frozen slab of meat whatever you have handy apply it to the wax.

Place a bag of ice over the stain. The heat will draw the wax out of the carpet and into the towel. How to get wax out of your carpet in 4 simple steps. Anon11244 april 11 2008.

Dampen a white cotton towel fold it in half and place it over the wax. Press an iron set on high over the towel for 10 seconds. Removing the remaining candle wax. I tried the cloth with the iron this morning and my carpet looks like new and there are no stains.

The longer stains have to set in the harder they are to get out. Once you have most of the wax scraped off of the carpet use a vacuum cleaner and remove the chunks of wax you have managed to scrape off. Place a few ice cubes in a plastic bag and put the plastic bag on top of the affected area for a few minutes. Again use the dull knife to remove any additional wax residue that may have frozen.

Clean up any kind of stain in your carpet as soon as you notice it. Repeat until the wax is gone you may have to hold the iron in place for up to 30 seconds. This will serve as the absorbent material for lifting the wax and will also protect the carpet from the. Thank you so much really.

Get a paper bag or paper towel. Make sure the wax stain is. When it s completely solid remove and. Heat and absorb the wax.